{"product_id":"tories-fighting-for-the-king-in-americas-first-civil-war-isbn-9780061241819","title":"Tories: Fighting for the King in America’s First Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom historian Thomas B. Allen, author of \u003cem\u003eRemember Pearl Harbor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGeorge Washington, Spy Master\u003c\/em\u003e comes a sweeping, dramatic history of the Americans who fought alongside the British on the losing side of the American Revolution. Allen’s compelling account comprises an epic story with a personal core, an American narrative certain to spellbind readers of Tom Fleming, David McCullough, and Joseph Ellis. The first book in over thirty years on this topic in Revolution War history, \u003cem\u003eTories \u003c\/em\u003eincorporates new research and previously unavailable material drawn from foreign archives, telling the riveting story of bitter internecine conflict during the tumultuous birth of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe American Revolution was not simply a battle between the independence-minded colonists and the oppressive British. As Thomas B. Allen reminds us, it was also a savage and often deeply personal civil war, in which conflicting visions of America pitted neighbor against neighbor and Patriot against Tory on the battlefield, on the village green, and even in church. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this outstanding and vital history, Allen tells the complete story of the Tories, tracing their lives and experiences throughout the revolutionary period. Based on documents in archives from Nova Scotia to London, \u003cem\u003eTories\u003c\/em\u003e adds a fresh perspective to our knowledge of the Revolution and sheds an important new light on the little-known figures whose lives were forever changed when they remained faithful to their mother country.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A good history book transports the reader back to an era; a great history book causes the reader to reflect on current events through different eyes and different times. Tories does that. Halfway through the book I began to wonder which side our current crop to Tea Party Patriots would have chosen during the Revolutionary War, and by the end of the book, I was wondering which side I would have chosen.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lively account of the colonists who remained loyal to King George during the Revolutionary War.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A]n original and copiously sourced history of the war’s losers…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887776624869,"sku":"NP9780061241819","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061241819.jpg?v=1730227447","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tories-fighting-for-the-king-in-americas-first-civil-war-isbn-9780061241819","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}